The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1887-01-13

continued guidance of the Ruler Of nations, be
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EXECUTIVE CRANsEs, LE;coLS, January g, 1887.
Gov THAYEII,S INAUGURAL.
Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Repre-
ecntatives: Ny predecessor having presented a
full review OF the affairs of the state, it will not be
expected of me to traverse the same ground. 1t
will be sufficient to make some Suggestions, &C.
| compenied with Q few recomml ndations.
1t is a subject for congratulation that you meet
under favorable auspices with the evidences OF
general prosperity surrounding our people. Com
ing together as the representatives OF a state OF
wide geographical extent, with a large population
agricultural point of view, it will be your duty to
provide such legislation as the new and changed
condition of things which arise in a young state
may require,
THE ADMISSION CT NEBRASKA.
On the first day of next March, just twenty
wears will have passed since Nebraska was ad-
mitted as a state of the federal union. Those
years have witnessed marked progress in its
career. There were but twenty-five organized
counties at the time of its admission.
There are now seventy three. Those
recently organized, as well as the older ones have
been. and are still, receiving large accessions OF
people. Lands previously regarded as useless,
have been demonstrated to be susceptible OF a
high degree of cultivation, and they have greatly
extended the area of remuneratlve farming.
The state has developed resources not antici-
pated by those familiar with its earlier history.
and has advanced in material prosperity to a de
gree that has challenged the surprise even of
growth. 1t has passed several of the old states
in representation in congress, whose people re-
garded its application for admission with Jeal-
Ousy and suspicion on account of its small popu-
lation; and their expressed apprehension that it
never could possess sufficient to place it on
a footing with them i'll the exercise of
national legislative powers: The results
have justified the foresight of the peo-
pie who favored statehood. Those who have
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very beginning. and those who have been con-
nected with it in lator periods, and all who have
in any manner contributed to its present prosper
Gus condition. can point with satisfaction to most
beneficial results accomplished. No nobler part
in life can be filed than that which helps to found
communities and build a state.
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
To be called to the executive Office of Nebraska
is g distinguished honor, and one which should be
commensurate with the ambition of any OF its
citizens. To the people who have conferred this
distinction upon myself in so marked a manner,
l express the profoundeSt gratitude, and they are
entitled TO. and shall have my best efforts TO
serve the state faithfully.
THT DUTY OF LEGISLATORS.
In accordance with the provisions of the con-
~stitutlon. important and responsible duties now
action of the executive and legislative depart
ments of the government are clearly and dis
tinctly defined. and the two should work in
harmony. The Legislature must frame laws, and
the executive must see that they are enforced
without favor, enmity or Partially. To pass
such laws as the public interests de-
mand. to repeal unjust laws. to amend
defective ones, to protect the rights of all the peo-
pie. whatever their condition. corporations or in
dividuals, rich or poor, to see that the burdens of
government rest alike upon all without favor or
discrimination for or against any one; to provide
for a Just and equitable basis of assessment of all
property; to secure a fair. just and uniform SyS-
tenn of taxation according to values and not ac-
cording to ownership. as is sometimes the case,
and to enact wise and judicious laws, must be
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tr5lling purpose of the faithful legislator.
TO GUARD AGAINST HAsTY LEGISLATION.
Jdesire to impress upon you. in a respectful
manner, the necessity of giving attention early in
the session to such matters as must necessarily
come before you. 1t is a common fault with leg
islative bodies that the most important subjects
for their consideration are deferred to the expir-
ing hours of the session, and are then disposed of
in scenes of hurry and confusion. Host of the
uncertainty as 20 the meaning of statutes and
their incongruities may be traced to this cause.
No bill should pass into a law until it has first
been fully considered, thoroughly digested, and
clearly understood. Statutes should be expressed
in terms SO plain and unequivocal, SO free from
antiquities, that there shall be no occasion for
referring to the supreme court for Interpretation.
OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
A wise forecast has provided Nebraska with
the means of establishing and maintaining a
| school system, the advantages of which, we nave
reason TO believe, are not surpassed by those of
any state, and its endowment and its interests
should be guarded with the most jealous care.
1t is a trite truth. but none the less true because
trite, that our institutions, society, order and
good government depend upon the education and
enlightenment of the people. Our educational
interests should always have the fostering care
of the legislature. 1t will be well for you to in
quire whether any action is needed to increase
still further the efficiency of our system. do
not mean that system which seems to regard the
amount crowded into the mind as of more conse-
Quence than a thorough understanding and COM
prehension of il, and which tends to dwarf the
intellect, hut that system which inteliigently in
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which is being acquired and learned. When
boards Of education and educators will compre-
bend that the smaller amount of learning, intelli-
gently explained and thoroughly understood, is
much to be preferred to the large amount
crowded upon the mind but poorly comprehended
and unexplained, our educational interests will
be largely benefited. ThoroughneSs instead of
quantity. Practical studies more than orna-
mental. The languages of the present instead Of
the ages past. More schools and fewer colleges.
title! do Is not esH ereaf Rere aniE sens sse and ntSe colleges hesesie e
the first class. They are the outgrowth of time,
experience, hard work and liberal
TREE CULTURE.
One of the pleasing features of civilization in
this state Is the planting and growth of trees. The
increased value added to lands from this source
cannot be overestimated. Nebraska led in this
most useful work of raising groves and forests
upon the prairies hitherto treeless, and Is receiv-
ing the gratitude of the present, and will receive
1t from future generations. Owing to the rapid
consumption OF old forests, those who cultivate
trees are helping to make provision for meeting
future wants Tree culture should be encouraged
In every possible way.
NATIONAL GUARDS.
Universal experience and practice In the states,
/ believe, sustain the proposition that a well or
gained national guard is a necessary adjunct to
the civil authority in a state. To be prepared for
war is the Surest safeguard against war. This is
applicable to nations, but the spirit of it is eppli-
cable to the states Every state should possess
within itself the means of asserting its authority
and maintaining the public peace. We rely upon